Wednesday, February 04, 2009

BREAKING NEWS BELOW*After an extended stint of remote site-tech woes that were out of my control -- and even with Monday's relaunch here at blogger -- you might be able to imagine how often I've fantasized about having my own information technology (IT) guy at hand. And you can imagine how that fantasy went.

Yeah, OK, it involved boxer briefs. So what of it?

It's not like I'm the only chick in cyberspace -- or an office cubicle -- to have randy thoughts about alpha-disguised-as (It's better in) beta nerd-boys who've got the hard drive to ease a girl's digital aches.

Clearly, the fab fashionistas at DailyCandy.com feel the same, cause just in time for Love Day, they've come up with thier sassy 'lil "Get With the Programmer" contest. They asked their readers to nominate the hottest IT guys they knew. Then, the DailyCandy girls whittled the field from 1,000 to 11 big-brained boys (because IQ size matters), whom you can ogle and vote for here.

And check em out you must, because their answers to brief profile questions are a revelation. My fave:

Oliver: So, I put her on speaker, and I describe what I'm doing. "I'm standing over the computer, looking at its large, beautiful screen, and gently caressing the keys to get it working. I’m careful and slow, and within no time, it’s all powered up." She seems to love this.

Sigh.

Not to sway your votin' or nothin', but my bets are on Chico (classic; sleek; understated), and our boy Oliver.

Who's your office IT guy? Or do you have a personal IT hottie, maybe the guy who comes to your house from the local computer store? What's your fave IT guy romance hero?****This Just In! Suz BrockmannGuestBlogs Friday 13th! This Friday the 6th (World Nude Day!), Bella fave and'Witchy Woman," Annette Blair GuestBlogs!***

I've got my eye on: Jo Beverly's marvelous "The Secret Wedding"

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Buongiorno, Bellas! Wow! Youz have your own IT guys at home? Hmmm...I'm thinking a pocket protector and a little tape at the temples of his glasses and Dave and I might have the makins of a new role play. um, TMI?

MB and ev: really, no need to brag, ok And, ev, hard/soft and packin? uh huh. works for a lots of us.

Gee, Portia, you never said a word about a Charlie crush. How'd you keep that one from us? Next thing you know, princess bumblebee'll be coming up with a crush on shia L, for gawrsh sakes.

Our IT guy at work is truly hawt! Beautiful smile, muscular arms, ripped abs (well, at least I think they are - his shirts are fitted, so I let the mind imagine!!!) - and the brains to fix anything we can manage to mangle! Trust me, we use any excuse we can to get him to stop by & fix .... whatever!

Hmm, our IT guy at work is so NOT hot. I know, that's mean. But he's got chronically bad breath and he's in his 50s and has a 23YO girlfriend. Which I'm not judging, but he tends to overshare what's going on with said 23YO girlfriend. It's...not good. I'm sorry, I don't need to hear about which sexual positions your spry (and apparently truly limber) girlfriend prefers. That's TMI.

But my favorite IT geek is Riley Poole from the National Treasure movies. He's adorable, knowledgeable and totally geeky. How cute is that??

Romance hero IT geek? Hands down Kenny "Wild Card" Karmody from Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series. He's hot, falls in love WAY too quickly and can do absolutely anything on a computer. That's hot!

Oh yes, let's hear it for the sexy geeks! I'm thinking Ken "Wildcard" Karmody from Brockmann's Troubleshooters series. And I don't know the character name from CSI but I always liked Eric Szmanda - he played the young guy with the crazy hair. And there was also an Asian guy on the show that I thought was cute too.

I'm pretty much the IT person at our house. If I can't solve it, I search online and find me a website or message board where I can ask questions and get answers from IT nerds who love to share their knowledge with you. I did have to call in the Geek Squad last year because I was absolutely stumped. He was mid-twenties, chubby, nerdy and not the least bit attractive, but boy did he know his stuff. I guess it's like preferring the doctor who's the world's best at the particular operation you're having rather than the hottie with the great bedside manner who's just mediocre with it.

Marilyn

As for the contest guys -- I'm kinda liking Ken. There's something about those dreads...

Morning BEllas....Portia, forget Charlie, Don's the man!! And I have to confess that Larry is the ultimate sexy geek for me. Sweet, cerebral and INCREDIBLY smart. He taught Charlie after all. LOL

As for an IT geek, well I've got one in house. He's always irritated with me when he has to fix something "I" broke. And he loves it when I go away to a conference because he undoes all the plugs vacuums out the PC, and does general maintenance then suffers when I come home and bitch about how he's put everything out of place. LOL

I know this is a touchy subject--can't believe I'm bringing it up, but if I don't it will be an elephant in my comment--

Pete is our IT guy, he's a friend to our nephew and he makes house calls. Now I feel too much the aunt, but he's good looking and excellent with a computer, unfortunately he's got some new software so that he's now able to remote in and take care of your problems w/o the house call.

Michelle, I have no idea what you mean about Shia. Shia who? That surprisingly gorgeous, grown-up hottie on 'Eagle Eye'?Oh, geeks. Lets just say, gotta love em. Some of em. I must say the one IT for work is...gorgeous! Coulda knocked me over with a feather right there. Ok, yes Karmody from Suz's books is a definate hottie. The first of her books I read and was hooked!Oh, yes, Kati, that guy from National Treasure is way up on the cutie leavel!

Princess!!! For shame, darlink!! Shia LaBoef is one of the hottest young actors going these days, and yes Eagle Eye was his vehicle. He's great!!!

And I agree with you and Katie that Riley in National Treasure is adorable.

And if you want another geek to love. Check out Hardison on Leverage. A new TNT show that is totally awesome. I ADORE the hot, long haired assasin dude. He is sweet, but oh so deadly!!! If you;ve not seen this show. Check it out!

Mon<-- who is soooo loving the updates Blogger sends now so she can stay abreast of the conversation!! WOOT

Janga, I'm now totally into Beverly and can't wait for the next. I can't believe I missed the first of this trilogy.

Portia, I once saw Vincenzo (D'Onofrio, everybody) play a sociopath on some cop show, and he was cute even in that role... And his line from "Men in Black" is still popular aroung our house, "The cat. It belonged to a friend of mine. Very dear to me."

Buongiorno, Bellas. You know, I just became a facebook fan of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist. There's a dreamy dweeb for ya. My son introduced us. I thought that was generous of him. He says being Gordie's friend makes me cool and Stacy agrees.